Joaquin Cayuela Verges, general secretary of Pistamancha, agricultural cooperative that groups 51 pistachio farms, poses in the cooperative, in the outskirts of Pozuelo de Calatrava, in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha, on September 25, 2024. The amount of land devoted to pistachio trees, that can better withstand the droughts that have become more frequent and intense in Spain, has jumped nearly five-fold since 2017 to 79,000 hectares (195,000 acres) in 2024, according to the Spanish agriculture ministry figures. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)